The Junction Boys are a Classic Rock band originating out of the Ottawa Valley. They are notorious for playing all of your favorite hits, spanning the decades, from The Eagles, Counting Crows, The Beatles, The Tragically Hip, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and so much more!

DarkSpeed are an Ottawa-based rock band of veteran musicians that cover the best in Psychedelic, Progressive and Classic Rock music, faithfully recreating fan favorites from a wide range of rock styles.

Lucas Oak is a talented 15-year-old, who has been performing since April 30th, 2024. His charismatic charm, raw talent, and eclectic musical tastes, will have you laughing, singing, and tapping your foot. He can be found playing across the Kingston and surrounding area venues.

Check out his Instagram to stay informed about other upcoming events. Or go to LukasOak.com for news and updates.

Ragged Rust were formed in 2024 to create Ottawa’s own Neil Young tribute experience. These seasoned musicians have played in many touring bands, including Little Bones, & Four Way Street, and ensure an authentic and captivating performance.

Experience the magic of Neil Young’s music live through Ragged Rust!

An Eagles tribute band delivering authentic, harmony-rich sets that transport you to the golden era of classic rock.

Nick Straccini is a soulful singer/songwriter based in Ottawa, Ontario, and performs Pure Country through the generations, delivered as a solo singing guitarist, or with the full Nick Straccini Band. The Capital Fair are excited to have Nick perform his solo show to this year.

Get into the groove with The Groovebug!  This group of veteran Ottawa area musicians showcase this 10 piece band’s dynamic range — with live performances blending originals and reimagined covers across many genres, including Funk, Disco and Jazz! Audiences love to dance to their raw energy, tight musicianship and enthusiastic performances.

The Capital Fair presents: Magician/ Illusionist Michael Conway – As seen on YTV, CBC, and TedX! Michael Conway takes audiences on a wild ride, performing a unique blend of Comedy Magic, and Impossible Illusions. A showman at heart, Michael engages crowds and makes each performance feel like a special, one-of-a-kind event, leaving his audiences feeling both amazed and delighted.

The Rainman Band perform from the heart, creating music with resonating soul, and about the people and the places that have influenced Donnie Leafloor’s artistry.

Donnie has lived and performed in the Ottawa region for many years and supports many community activities and events.

Jeff de Valk is an Ottawa-based guitarist/ singer/ songwriter.He moved to Ottawa in 2008 and has been involved in many musical projects since then. He also writes and performs his own original material with “Jeff & the Falcons”. Jeff’s musical heroes include the Beatles, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Neil Young, Aretha Franklin, Cake, Bahamas, and many more.

When it comes to storytelling, Brock Zeman is a master craftsman. The Canada-based singer-songwriter has spent the past 12 years carving and chiseling Americana soundscapes, drawing from roots-rock and alternative country. But what separates Zeman from his contemporaries isn’t a willingness to speak truth – it’s his unwillingness to conform to the rules of Nashville and the traditional framework of genre. What gives Zeman’s stories force isn’t that he’s just singing a narrative – he’s living it…

Ottawa’s Claude Munson writes uninhibited impressionist-folk.
Whether drenched in crystalline synths or stripped bare, Munson’s songs tackle modern life and love with radical intimacy. His soaring, gritty tenor paints vivid pictures of hard promises and ecstatic joys: atmospheric narratives that unfold, Rorschach-like.

Amos the Transparent has been a driving force in the Canadian indie-rock scene for nearly two decades—known for heartfelt songwriting, soaring choruses, and harmonies that cut straight to the core. After years of touring across North America and Australia and even collaborating with the Strombo Show on a Tragically Hip tribute – the band is stepping into a new chapter.

Lemon Cash is a local country band consisting of Ottawa-born brothers, Cory and Jeff Papineau. For both of them, 2024 was a rollercoaster of emotions, a year of big changes, and even bigger decisions that tested them in ways they never expected. In 2025, they continued their wild music journey with their latest single, ‘Up To Me’.

Catch them live and check them out on Instagram and Facebook!

Famous for their live shows, Ambush has built an intensely loyal fan base in Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec. The Ambush Army is a quarter of a million fans strong and still growing! Performing to captivate crowds of all ages.

Ambush has been recognized by the Canadian music industry with multiple nominations for Canadian Country Music Association awards.

Soon, the world will know what their legions of fans have known for years: Ambush is raw energy, sheer entertainment, and just plain fun!

Ottawa’s own Werth It will be performing original singles from their newest album Getting Twisted, and some Classic Blues Rock standards at the 2026 Capital Blues Revue. Werth It, are Greg Werthman on Guitar/Vocals Kim Horvath Bass/vocals. Chris Lecompte Drums/vocals.